subvert
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"The United States is under no obligation to admit or suffer the presence of individuals who subvert our laws and deny our citizens their constitutional rights," it added in a statement.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
These simple facts subvert conventional financial wisdom, which says the only stock exposure you need is in the broad indexes.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026
Even if, by some miracle, Good’s and Pretti’s killers are eventually brought to justice, their individual consequences do nothing to subvert ICE’s mandate of force wherever it appears.
From Slate • Jan. 29, 2026
Hoover felt no need to subvert the constitutional order; he simply ignored it.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025
“Well, it is certainly important to subvert the patriarchal paradigm, and I suppose this is a way All right, then,” he said, stepping to the left of the podium.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing subvert
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "Beyond Vietnam" (1967)
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